Bohemians–Shamrock Rovers rivalry

The women's team are in Europe, so excited for next season, though.

exactly and a cup double as well to end off 2026 and a person who's if you're a viewer a a face and a voice you haven't heard in quite a while matthew dooley it's been it's been a minute since you've been on the podcast and since your absence bows have lost to cork and then lost to dublin derby to rovers so how are you how is how has the form been over the last few weeks for yourself this has not been great for bows

No, it's not that great for both.

Maybe there's a correlation there.

I mean, what was it? We lost the last two games of the season.

We lost to Cork City, for God's sake.

Losing to Dublin Derby in the last game under the lights of Dalyman Park.

Not the way we would have wanted to really end the season.

But in terms of the atmosphere, it was incredible.

Dublin Derby, they're the games we want to be playing in.

And obviously, balls were going for the league at the time.

But yeah, listen, a great win.

So I always knew that I'd get a chance.

And yeah, listen, a great feeling.

Obviously, Dublin Derby away from home.

It was obviously a great atmosphere.

What a way to turn it on.

I mean, coming on against Shamrock Overs in the Dublin Derby and then just getting a chance in the start.

Sander Muller wasn't in the squad.

I mean, he's been at that left-back position most of the season.

I would've been caught in, in the, in the traffic and the people traffic as well, so.

Is that your first Dublin derby?

Of my life?

Yeah.

... something was happening, um, which, which really was true.

Like, there was lots of jibber-jabber in the crowd, like heading up to the seats or whatever.

There was lots of, you know, get into these type feeling, um, which was great to see, which you want for a Dublin derby, but also like at this stage of the season with Bohs probably doing as well as they have in the league, you know, probably the last two or three years, um, or longer even.

Um, you know, there was something really on the line, and I thought it was a, it was a decent enough game.

so Pats have that game in hand they win that they're three points behind Shamrock Rovers and like Colin's outlined Pats have a superior goal difference their plus 27 to Rovers is plus 21 yeah

I feel what Pats have gone for them is the defence they're keeping clean sheets which is a major plus at this end of the season but the only thing is they're playing two Dublin derbies in those four games you know and Dublin derbies can go either way whereas Rovers don't have any Dublin teams to play Galway, Sligo down the bottom of the table not playing for anything Dundalk there's no chance of finishing fourth and getting Europe either so they could be seen out the season those three shells regardless of whether they've nothing to play for it's a Dublin derby so that's the difficult one the same when they come to play Bowles and then they're heading to Derry who have just got into a cup final and this will be coming back to their brandy well and Pat's going up there trying to get three points to win the league there's going to be players playing for cup final places that's going to be a difficult game for them to do

Now do we have to talk about it? The scenes at full time.

Your former League of Ireland colleague Owen Doyle was on television and he didn't hide it.

I always wouldn't want to lose that game.

Even though Rovers are, you know, the big rivals, Pats are just big rivals as well.

It's a Dublin derby and the last thing you want is Pats lifting the trophy in front of you.

That'd be a no-go.

I'm Phil Egan.

Coming up today, Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians set to go head-to-head in a Dublin derby which could decide the League of Ireland title.

Manchester City block out the noise and thump Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield.

But first, the Premier Division title race takes center stage at Tallaght Stadium tonight.

It's Shamrock Rovers against Bohemians in a huge Dublin derby.

Rovers lead Bohs by three points and are chasing a sixth league title in seven seasons.

Alan Reynolds' side could move top on goal difference if they win in their bid to win a first title since 2009.

You're looking forward to all the games, uh, at this point 'cause, uh, you know, the season's nearly over and, and, uh, y- it means that you're fighting for something.

And anyways, I'm hoping Adam Brand and Michael Newnan are in that squad when the time does come for the two lads.

But we'll move it on to Monday's fixture, Dublin Derby.

Big one.

The big one.

Arguably the biggest.

It's the biggest Dublin derby of the season.

That's for sure.

It's coming at a crucial time of the season, of course.